Events

Ken Brummel-Smith, MD is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Geriatrics at the Florida State University College of Medicine. He founded and served as chair of the Department of Geriatrics from 2003 until 2015. He has been selected 16 times by his peers as a member of the “Best Doctors in America.” He was a member of the National Advisory Council on Aging for the National Institute on Aging and a Health and Aging Policy Fellow with the Senate Special Committee on Aging in Washington DC. He is a past-president of the American Geriatrics Society. He served on the Aging, Disability and Independence Forum of the National Academy of Medicine. He is the medical director of Florida Association of Homes for the Aged.

He graduated from the University of Southern California School of Medicine, did a residency in family medicine, and a fellowship at the University of Southern California School of Medicine. He retired from FSU in 2017 and is enjoying playing pickleball and hiking. He is very interested in community service, serving as the president of the Mt. Shasta Rotary Club, Board of Directors for the Mt. Shasta Recreation and Parks District, and is the USAPA Pickleball Ambassador for Siskiyou County. He continues to provide community education on health issues and consulting to medical schools on ethics, geriatrics and COVID. For 16 years he has served as the organizer of the annual medical mission trip to Filipinas, Panama for FSUCares.

 

Rotaract will be taking over the regular Chico Noon Rotary meeting on Dec 12th.Come and support Rotaract President Megan Page as she gives us an update of the Rotaract's activities!

Shane Romain is the Assistant Park and Natural Resurces Manager forPublic Works.

Started as a Park Ranger with City of Chico 16 years ago.

CSU, Chico Grad. Parks and Natural Resources Management

Resident of Chico since 1997. Native, San Mateo, Ca

Please hellp me welcome Shane!

 

 

 

Annual Review of the first half of this Chico Noon Rotary Club's year.

(Send in your photos for recognition, you know, he knows people!)

 

Steve Perez became Chico State’s 13^th president on July 1, 2023, after serving as the University’s interim provost and vice president for Academic Affairs. As president, he intentionally focuses on building and maintaining strong teams that will work hard every day to support the success of Chico State students, colleagues, and the region. 

Prior to coming to Chico State, Perez served as interim president from January to December 2022 at San Jose State University, where he kept the institution on an upward trajectory during a time of transition.  He was previously provost and vice president of Academic Affairs at Sacramento State. Over his two decades of service to that university, he also served as associate professor, professor, assistant to the president for special projects, faculty athletics representative, interim dean for the College of Business Administration, and interim provost. During his time teaching, Perez taught macroeconomics at all levels, as well as econometrics, sports economics, labor economics, and mathematics for economists. 

Perez and his wife, Tanya, revived the tradition of the President occupying the Albert E. Warren’s Center, Julia Morgan house, at Chico State when they moved in last August.  In September, he shared the house with the community by hosting two open house events. Steve has been a member of the San Jose Rotary and worked to support his communities in multiple ways. He is especially fond of the time he spent coaching his two sons’ Little League teams.  

Meeting begins at 6:30 pm

Getting to know Ed Anderson Ed Anderson was born in San Diego and resided in various parts of the country while his father was serving as a recruiting officer. He and his family moved to Paradise, California in 1945 upon his father’s retirement from the Navy. He graduated from Chico High School in 1954, because at the time Paradise did not yet have a high school. Failing to pass the hearing examination after receiving both a Presidential and Congressional appointment to the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, he enlisted in the Air Force in 1954. Following his honorable discharge in 1958, he enrolled in Chico State University and in 1963 received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. After graduation he worked for several years for the City of Chico before going to work for a local consulting firm. In 1972 he went into business with two brothers and formed the consulting firm of Rolls, Anderson and Rolls. He semi-retired from his firm in 1995, but continued to work for several communities as their consultant engineer up until 2022. He is now completely retired from Engineering, but occasionally writes reports regarding malpractice claims, for the State Board of Professional Civil Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists as a Technical Expert Consultant. For the past 21 years he has been participating in Rotary golf tournaments around the world and throughout the US. He became a member of the Chico Rotary Club in 1981, and was President in 1999. He has also served two terms as club secretary. He has been writing the weekly golf column 19 years for the Chico Enterprise Record. Most of his time is devoted to playing golf and research and writing books. He still carries a single digit handicap and has currently shot at or below his age 625+ times.

Christina Skaggs has been President of BCSAR since 2021.  Since that time she has brought all fundraising in house and started SOS (Supporters of SAR) unit to the team.  She is a Physician Assistant and loves wilderness medicine most of all. 

 

Dr. Scott Schumann - Bio Scott Schumann is the Director of Operations for Parks and Facilities at the Chico Area Recreation and Park District (CARD) . He holds a Doctorate in Recreation from the University of Utah and a Masters Degree from CSU Chico. Prior to coming to CARD, Scott spent several years overseas in Southeast Asia in various roles including Deputy Principal of one of the largest and fastest growing international schools in Singapore, Regional Head of Outdoor Education in Asia for the Cognita Schools Group, and Chief Program Officer (CPO) at The Jump Foundation, a global non-profit providing recreation experiences for international schools. He’s developed programs and facilities in Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, and Nepal. He is a former University Professor, Outward Bound instructor, mountain guide, researcher, and author. While he has published widely in the field of Outdoor Education with particular focus on mechanisms of learning and risk management; Scott is relentlessly committed to providing opportunities for individuals to develop resilience, connection to nature, and a connection to their community through recreation. It’s the provision of recreational spaces and experiences that motivates him to the do the work at CARD. While serving at CARD since 2021, Scott has collaboratively implemented scores of park projects including the addition of 5 new parks into the CARD inventory (Husa Ranch, Hartley, Indigo, Emerson, and Rotary Centennial), Community Park pickleball expansion, improved basketball facilities, the new bocce court complex, 4 new playgrounds, and the 3M Chapman Park revitalization, in addition to functional improvements in facilities, utilities, and parks operational systems. When not in the parks you’ll catch him climbing, skiing, backpacking, and rafting with his partner, Dr. Joan Schumann who is the Principal at Wilson Elementary School in Gridley, and their two kids, Devi and Rowan.

Rotaract meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month.

Ms. Virginia L. Guleff Virginia Guleff was appointed the Superintendent/President of Butte-Glenn Community College District effective July 1, 2022. She was previously the Vice President of Instruction and Accreditation Liaison Officer for Butte College, where she oversaw all instructional programs including the economic and workforce development arm of the College as well as all accreditation activities, for six years. Virginia began in the California Community College System in 1986 as a tutor at De Anza College. She has served as a classified employee at De Anza College; a part-time faculty member, a full-time tenured faculty member, an ESL coordinator, and as Chair of English, Communication and World Language in the San Diego Community College District; Dean of CTE, Transfer and Basic Skills as well as Vice President of Education and Student Services at Mendocino College; and Vice President of Instruction at Solano College. President Guleff’s leadership at Butte College is focused on securing DEIA2 practices into the foundation of the College, starting with updating the mission statement; reinvigorating participatory governance; and working with the campus community to develop a new strategic plan.

John Waterman

I am on my fifth Rotary Club, Dixon, Davis, Paradise, Roseville, and Red Bluff. I am serving as President for Red Bluff this year. What a journey it has been. Red Bluff Rotary is the 5th largest club in the district. A very giving club, from the foundation to community projects, we are a classic club. We do a lot of fundraising, especially in April, but this year in May also. Our charter night is May 13th and dinner will be on May 18th, you are all invited. We are also having a golf tournament at Rolling Hills on May 17th, and you are invited to this also. 

 

Longtime Rotarian Todd Shelton will share his experiences living as an expatriate with his family in various parts of the world.  For 25 years, Todd and his family lived in locations such as Samoa, London and Saudi Arabia, qualifying for membership in the Century club having visited over 100 countries.  Beginning his career as a television producer and director, he eventually became the television production advisor to the Saudi Arabian government.  That work experience eventually positioned Todd to join Saudi Arabian entrepreneur Adnan Khashoggi as VP of Marketing , utilizing his years of in-Kingdom experience, contacts and friends.  Todd will share what it was like to adapt to living overseas and some of their more memorable times as an expatriate family.

Aimee Sunseri is a 5th generation California winemaker and started her career at New Clairvaux Vineyard in 2003. Her great-great grandparents founded the Napa based Nichelini Family Winery in 1890, where she is also their winemaker since 2009. She has made over 800 awarded wines and is known for bright, clean, fruit-forward style wines that are made to be paired with foods.

Mike Wiltermood grew up in nearby Lincoln, Calif., and began his career in 1986, when he graduated from Brigham Young University with a master’s degree in health care administration. He has over 35 years of professional experience and came to Chico as Enloe Medical Center’s Chief Operating Officer in 2007. He was named President and CEO in 2009. In this capacity, he serves as an ex-officio member of the Enloe Foundation Board of Directors and the Enloe Medical Center Board of Trustees. Mike is a member of Chico’s Noon Rotary Club, a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives and has served on several trade association boards. He is currently on the California Hospital Association’s Board of Directors. Mike’s wife, Kelly, has a master’s degree in art education and taught K-12 in Washington state before moving with the family back to California. Mike and Kelly have four grown children and four grandchildren.

I grew up in the Town of Sonoma, before attending De La Salle High School in Concord, CA (East Bay) where I was fortunate to win two national championships in football.  I finished my college education at Chico State University with a BS in Civil Engineering and went to work for 5 years back in the East Bay Area working for a heavy civil general contractor building bridges, box culverts, retaining walls, mass grading projects, sewer lines, storm drain systems and asphalt paving.  That ultimately led me to working for a consultant construction management / engineering firm where I oversaw public agency construction projects.  This included the widening of SR32 Phase 1 from SR 99 to El Monte for the City of Chico.  After that project, I was hired by the City of Chico as the Public Works Manager in February of 2015.  In May of 2015 I was named the interim Director of Public Works - Engineering and have been in this role ever since, with the exception of a stint back in the private sector from September 2021 to April 2023.

"Noah Ross is a recent Chico State Business Entrepreneurship graduate. He was Captain of the Chico State Men's Soccer Team and worked as a social media manager for the university's Center For Entrepreneurship. Through the newest entrepreneurship class offered at Chico State, he and a few of his classmates co-founded a Smart Technology company called Fusion NFC."

 

"Ivan Monreal is a recent Chico State Business Entrepreneurship graduate. He has lived in 4 different countries and been to over 15 countries. After graduating Chico State he and a few of his friends co-founded a Smart Technology company called Fusion NFC."

 

Please come to this free event, bring your Rotary shirt and a chair! President Bob will be throwing out the first pitch!

This will be a joint meeting with Local Rotary Clubs around us.  Sunrise Chico, Durham, and  Paradise.

Bob is bringing a special Speaker.

Taylor Bunch has a long history of engagement in public service, beginning with her role as an instructional aide to students with autism spectrum disorder at just 18 years old. After graduating from U.C. Berkeley with honors and a bachelor’s degree in religious studies, Taylor provided case management services and operated programs for at-risk youth in Plumas County. After completing her master’s in social work at Chico State University, Taylor returned to Plumas County where she developed a vocational and social/emotional training program for impoverished teens with mental illnesses. Many of the teens Taylor worked with experienced housing insecurity/homelessness. Refining the structure of the program to meet their unique needs helped many participants go on to college and/or secure employment in trade industries and challenged and changed traditional approaches to mental health services in the community.

 

Taylor has also served as a Camp Fire Recovery Counselor with the Butte County Office of Education and as an instructor of Social Work and Human Services at Feather River College, where she helped to create innovative degree and job-skills programs for students.

 

As a formerly homeless youth herself, Taylor brings a unique perspective and set of skills in her role as Executive Director of True North Housing Alliance. Moving into her third year, she has improved operations, service delivery, and outcomes for TNHA. Taylor and her team are dedicated to developing services and programs that address the root causes of homelessness to move individuals forward and out of homelessness permanently.

Our speaker will be member Michele Shover. Her talk "Here at the Beginning”, will set out the earliest origins of two remarkable entities, the New Clairvaux Winery at Vina and River Partners. She will set out how each originated in decisions by a prominent Los Angeles businessman who bought the Stanford Ranch. Bernard Flynn, Sr. meant to shield his family after the appearance of a Japanese submarine off of the Pacific coast in WWII. Their large family enjoyed stays at the ranch and had no desire to let it go. Michele Shover, a retired professor of political science and local historian is a property manager. She is the author of Exploring Chico's Past, California Standoff: Farmers, Indians and Miners at War: 1850-1865, and Chico's Chapman: A.H. Chapman, 1860-1899. The latter is a history of Chico as seen through a biography of business leader Gus Chapman, who arrived in 1861 and was in the thick of every aspect of its development.

Rashell Brobst's journey in youth advocacy spans over three decades, driven by an unwavering commitment to supporting children in need. Throughout her remarkable career, she has passionately championed the cause of youth development, firmly believing in the transformative power of not giving up on kids.

 

Having devoted 28 years of her life to the Boys & Girls Clubs, Rashell's impact on the lives of countless youth is undeniable. From mentoring youth involved in the criminal justice system, to creating programs for youth with disabilities, her hands-on experience reflects a profound understanding of the diverse challenges faced by youth. In her role as CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the North Valley for the past 14 years, Rashell's leadership has been instrumental, especially during times of adversity. She has navigated the organization, comprised of 11 Club locations in Butte & Glenn Counties, with her incredible team through economic downturns and federally declared natural disasters with resilience, prioritizing the well-being of the youth and the communities served in the region.

 

Rashell extends her influence to tackle broader societal challenges. As a board member for Healthy Rural California, she actively enhances public health services in rural communities. Her vision to create a suicide response team and involvement as an advisory member for the Thrive CARE Team underscore her dedication to preventing youth suicides and promoting mental health awareness. She is also passionately committed to leadership development, contributing to Vistage and Chico Executive Group, and plays a significant role in the Boys & Girls Club of America (BGCA). Rashell has been actively involved with California Parks & Recreation Society (CPRS), California School Age Consortium (CalSAC), Community Action Volunteers in Education (CAVE), Bidwell Park, the Caper Acres - Nico Project, and many other community projects.

 

Her dedication and contributions have not gone unnoticed, as evidenced by the numerous awards she has received. These include the 1999 CPRS TR Section Play Award, the 2001 Big Brother Big Sister of the Year Award, the 2018 Chico Executive Group Ideal Team Player Award, the 2018 Woman of the Year for Assembly District 3, the 2019 Soroptimist Ruby Award, and the 2019 Boys & Girls Clubs of America Blue Spirit Award. Rashell Brobst's tireless dedication and unwavering passion serve as a beacon of hope for youth everywhere, inspiring positive change and fostering brighter futures for generations to come.

 

Championing to put kids first, Rashell